Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

You look tired. Why don’t we ________ and have a good rest?

A. call its name 

B. call on 

C. call it a day 

D. call off

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.

          Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same road to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in the class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.

          Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that’s why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn’t active. Here’s Jo talking about her morning routine.

  “Oh yes, I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o’clock every morning, but I don’t get up till quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed, I don’t eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it’s always the same.”

          Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it’s a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.

Question 38. This passage is mainly concerned with ___________.

      A. our usual ways of doing things                                       B. our daily activities

      C. Jo’s timetable                                                               D.  changes  in our lives

Question 39. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.

      A. we can do them in the morning                                      B. they make a habit of never thinking

      C. they save time and energy                                             D.  we all have them in our lives

Question 40. The word “loo” can best be replaced with _____________________.

      A. balcony                                  B. bedroom                   C. sink                   D.  toilet

Question 41. What is the main disadvantage of routines?

      A. Routines may change our life.

      B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.

      C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.

      D.  Routines make us do the same things day after day.

Question 42. Which of the sentences is true?

      A. Routines make our brain creative.                                  

      B. People who have routines are unable to think.

      C. We shouldn’t break our routines.    

      D.  Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 43. He plays sometimes (A) badminton or joins (B) a group of (C)workers to relax (D).

Question 44. Some parents believe (A) that most of the (B) homework are (C) useless (D).

Question 45. A little (A) minutes later, the (B) pilot announced that everything was (C) all (D) right.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOL Does your school look like most other schools? Do you and your friends all study the same kind of subjects? Would you like to go to a very different kind of school?

 Harry Potter attends a school called Hogwarts. Hogwarts is not like your school. Your school probably looks like an ordinary building. The students at Hogwarts are witches and wizards. You and your classmates probably study ordinary things like science, math, and language. The students at Hogwarts study magic. They learn how to become invisible. They read books about monsters. During recess, they play games on brooms. In some ways the students at Hogwarts are like ordinary students. They have to do homework, and at the end of the school year they have to take exams. Hogwarts is not an ordinary school, but it is still a school. 1. What is the main topic of this passage? A. Types of magic B. Harry Potter's school C. Harry Potter's friends 2. What is Hogwarts? A. school for witches B. An invisible school and wizards C. A math school 3. What do students at Hogwarts study? A. Language B. Monsters C. Castles 4. What do the students at Hogwarts do during recess? A. They play on brooms. B. They do their homework C. They read books. 5. What makes Hogwarts special? A. They can make themselves invisible. B. They play with C. They always study math. 6. At the end of the school year, what do Hogwarts students do? A. Buy new brooms B. Study for their exams C. Clean the castles

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.                                             

Last year, we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was the great event for him. Finally, the day came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by car. We reached the seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so much the better.

Question 28  How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. week                                   B. A few weeks                      C. A month                 D. A few months

Question 29. Who went to the seaside the first time

A. The writer                           B. The writer and his friend.   C. The writer.              D. The writer’s friend

Question 30. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. It was bad                          B. It was rainy                        C. It was snowy          D. It was nice.

Question 31. How did they travel to the seaside?

A. By car                                 B. By train                  C. By bus                    D. By air

Question 32 . When did they reach the seaside?

A. At 8 o’clock                       B. At 12 o’clock         C. At 4 p.m                 D. At 9 p.m

Questions 19-24: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions: (1.5 points) When you think about the conical hat, the first thing you think of is the region of Hue. Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years, and there are many craft villages like Da Le, Phu Cam, and Doc So. However, Tay Ho is the most famous because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue. It is a village on the bank of the Nhu Y River, 12 km from Hue City. A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skilful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats. Conical hat making in the village has been passed down from generation to generation because everybody, young or old, can take part in the process. It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world. 19. In the sentence : ‘Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years’, there refers to …… A. Hue B. Da Le C. Tay Ho D. Phu Cam 20. According to the first paragraph, where did peope first make conical hat? A. Da Le. B. Phu Cam. C. Doc So. D. Tay Ho 21. The special thing about the hat layers is that......... A. they’re well-known B. they’re very thin C. poems are printed on them. D. they’ve been passed down from generation to generation 22. According to the passage, the followings are true EXCEPT ........ A. People have made conical hats for a long time B. Ironing the leaves is one of the stages of making conical hats C. Only old people in Hue can make conical hats D. ‘Bai tho’conical hats have poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers. 23. What does “process” in the last paragraph mean? A. The first stage of making conical hats B. The second stage of making conical hats C. The last stage of making conical hats D. A series of stages to make conical hats 24. Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Present status of the craft B. Location and history of conical hat making village C. How the conical hat is made D. Local environment

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Human ancestors became predominantly right-handed when they began to use tools.

B. It is difficult to interpret the significance of anthropological evidence concerning tool use.

C. Humans and their ancestors have been predominantly right-handed for over a million years.

D. Human ancestors were more skilled at using both hands than modern humans.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. outline

B. hand

C. wall

D. paint